Nutrition Lesson #6–Minerals

What is Nutrition?

It is the science that links foods to health and disease. It includes the ingestion, digestion, absorption, transportation and excretion of that food.

First there is food, and then there are nutrients. Food provides energy through calories. Nutrients are the substances obtained from the food we eat that are vital for growth and maintenance of a healthy body. There are 6 sources of these nutrients. They are carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, vitamins, minerals and water.

I am going to go over each of these on a different day on my website. I will always link to the back posts so those of you that are new can catch up.

Five weeks ago we talked about Carbohydrates. You can read that post here.

Four weeks ago we talked about Lipids. You can read that post here.

Three weeks ago we talked about Proteins. You can read that post here.

Two wees ago we talked about Vitamins Part 1. You can read that post here.

One week ago we talked about   Vitamins Part 2, You can read that post here.

Today we are going over Minerals, so let’s jump  in. Let’s go over where you find them:

• Minerals are categorized into two groups. I have listed  where you can get your daily needs:

Major Minerals are vital to your heath and are required in amounts more than milligrams per day. They are Sodium, Potassium, Chloride, Calcium, Phosphorus, Magnesium and Sulfur.

Trace minerals are also vital to your health but are required in amounts less than 100 milligrams per day. They are Iron, Zinc, Selenium, Iodide, Copper, Fluoride, Chromium and Manganese.

Next week we will be talking all about WATER! See you then!